It was great seeing the Raiders again, especially on sweet HD. Bush impressed me most as well as Mcfadden and our much talked about sure to be improved overall defense. Jamarcus didn't really get a chance to do much since we ran it so much so it's hard to say much on him. Good stuff though. Winning is always nice, whenever. The Raider girls looked fine as always.

"I want people to know why I thought about it, but I also want it to go away, too," Walker said. "But people need to know I am fully committed to this team. I will not leave. I am very excited about the season."

A week ago, Walker had to be talked out of not leaving the team. He offered to return $11 million of his signing bonus he received when he signed with the Raiders this offseason. Walker said that his plan was to leave the game for a year and then return to the league.

"I had had a lot of things going on internally," Walker said. "That's why I offered to write that check. I did not want the team to suffer. ... However, I have cleared my head and the people here have been great to me. I will be fine."

Walker has struggled to return from a knee injury. He was also a victim of an assault in Las Vegas in June. On Jan. 1, 2007, Walker was sitting next to Denver teammate Darrent Williams in a limousine when Williams was shot and killed.

Walker declined to pin his off-field issues for temporarily wanting to take the year off.